Castle Rackrent

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Castle Rackrent is a satirical 1800 novel by Maria Edgeworth that portrays the decline of an Irish landed estate through the eyes of its long-serving steward.

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instanceOf Irish novel
epistolary novel
novel
satirical novel
adaptedAs radio drama
author Maria Edgeworth NERFINISHED
centralTheme alcoholism and extravagance
colonialism and Anglo-Irish identity
decline of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry
inheritance and succession
landlord-tenant relations in Ireland
mismanagement of estates
social class and hierarchy
countryOfOrigin Ireland
featuresCharacter Jason Quirk NERFINISHED
Sir Condy Rackrent NERFINISHED
Sir Kit Rackrent NERFINISHED
Sir Murtagh Rackrent NERFINISHED
Sir Patrick O'Shaughlin Rackrent NERFINISHED
form framed narrative
genre historical fiction
satire
social novel
hasParatext editorial preface
footnotes explaining Irish customs
glossary of Irish terms
hasSubject Irish law and legal practices
land tenure and eviction
religious differences in Ireland
includedIn canon of Anglo-Irish literature
influenced Walter Scott NERFINISHED
development of the historical novel
literaryPeriod Romantic era
mainCharacter Thady Quirk NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Thady Quirk NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of pre-Union Ireland
early example of the regional novel
early use of regional Irish dialect in English fiction
pioneering use of an unreliable narrator
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationYear 1800
publisher J. Johnson NERFINISHED
settingLocation Ireland NERFINISHED
settingType Irish landed estate
structure sequence of landlord biographies
timePeriodDepicted 18th-century Ireland

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Maria Edgeworth notableWork Castle Rackrent